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diately called, and every aid was rem
dered to the little sufferer.
ROSCOMMON.

ROSCOMMON.
News reached Castlerea, on June 81
that young man named Michael Egap
who left there lately for the United
States, when out only three days, was
swept overheard. He left with his sis
ter. a young girl. Much sympathy is
felt tor his mother, who is widow.
QUEENS COUNTY.
The good work of relieving the dis.
tressed Luggacurran tenantry has been
successful to an unlocked for deg1ee.
according to local authority.
On June II an investigation was held
at the County Infirmary with reference
TO case OF stabbing in which Patrick
Corbett was prosecuted by District In
spector Warburton for having on June
8 stabbed a man named Kavanagh. 1t
appeared from the evidence that Kava-
nagh was being brought home by a man
named Breen. when they met Corbett,
who had knife in his hand cutting
tobacco. Kavanagh got his finger cut
accidentally, and when he noticed it
bleeding caught hold of Corbett, who
struck him on the head, inflicting an
incised wound, from the effects Of which
he was for some time III a critical con-
dition. DR.. Jacob certified that he was
now out Of danger, and was progressing
fayorably. Corbett, who declined cross
examining the witnesses, and was not
professionally represented, stated that
he had no recollection Of the affalr.
The case was returned for trial to the
next Jail delivery.
SLIGO.
The celebration of the Queens S
jubilee passed off quietly in Sligo.
Mostly all the Protestant establish
ments were closed. One Catholic es-
tablishment, belonging to MIR. Simon
Cullen, was closed, but the employees re-
fused to keep the day holiday, and re-
mained indoors. A black flag, which
was hoisted on the Abbey, was taken
down by District Inspector Hickson.
Similar devices were displayed in other
parts of the town, but met with a like
fate.
IIPPERARY.
On June 2, Deputy Sub sheriff Quinn,
by seven constables, pro-
ceeded to Newcastle for the purpose Of
out an ejectment execution.
On arriving at the place large crowd
collected. and owing to the smallness of
the police force it was deemed adyis-
able not to proceed with the eviction.
The eyicting party then returned home.
The Ballycohey tenants have been
served with writs for non payment Of
rent by the landlord, Miss Marion Edith
Moore, of London. The tenants meaxs
to fight the thing out. They declare
they are Unable to pay the rents ina~
posed upon them, and having sought
for an adequate reduction from Miss
Moore, which was refused, the only
course open to them now is to face the
landlord and protect their homesteads.
TYRONE.
Moy fair was held on the 1st instant
The Nationalists of Ouagh have
nearly doubled their membership in the
past year.
An Orange drumming party belong
ing to Garland was returning home
from Dungannon on the night Of June
"a, when they encountered body of
A number of revolver
shots were exchanged. The police in
terfered, and used their bayonets. Two
persons were injured, but no arrests
were made.
WATERFORD.
On Christmas Eve last. James Brod-
erick, his wife and aged mother. were
avicted from their farm On the Chern}y
estate at Monde]igo, for the non-pay-
menG of one YEARS. rent. For the past
500 years the Brodericks had held the
farm, and by unremitting labor had
tertilized the barren mountain side.
The landlord had gone on increasing
;he rents Oh the tenants Improvements
Until the poor man became unable
ouger to pay the rackrent After
being evlcted the National League
erected hut close to the farm where
le lived for the past SIX months. AT
ength the little money saved from the
wreck Of his stock and crops became
and the unfortunate man
lied on June 20, heartbroken and
homeless.
WESTMEATH.
The soldiers of the Royal Berkshire
md Border Regiments, who made such
! disgraceful onslaught on the citizens
# Athlone recently, have been allowed
'ut of barracks, but they are not per-
nitted to cross the bridge to the West
meath division of the town, nor visit
our certain public houses. In addition
% the large number of police, military
,inruats ara stationed in the 6ifforant